Chapter 837 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

HB 3376

Relating to criminal trespass; amending ORS 164.255.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 164.255 is amended to read:

164.255. (1) A person commits the crime of criminal trespass in the first degree if the person:

(a) Enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling; [or]

(b) Having been denied future entry to a building pursuant to a merchant's notice of trespass, reenters the building during hours when the building is open to the public with the intent to commit theft therein; or

(c) Enters or remains unlawfully upon railroad yards, tracks, bridges or rights of way.

(2) Criminal trespass in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

Approved by the Governor July 21, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 21, 1999

Effective date October 23, 1999

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